Watercolor – Horse Portrait Workshop
     Creating handsome 'Horse Portrait' painting with watercolor. The class will study the bone structure of a horse head. Energetic horse or romantic gentle one? You will also make thumbnail sketches considering what kind of background and the mood you would like to create for your painting. The participant will have an opportunity to work closely with Reiko Hervin, local awardwinning watercolorist. Hervin will teach about effective color combinations and techniques for completing a painting.
     Trace down image is available. Fun, relaxing workshop with step-by-step instructions. 

Instructor – Reiko Hervin
     Reiko Hervin is a full-time watercolor artist. After graduating with honors from Tokyo Design School, she began her career as a graphics artist. She studied under one of the great masters of Japanese art for several years. She continued to study watercolor after moving to the US in 1993. Her artwork has an accent of Japanese sensitivity of luminous colors and dynamic expression in the compositions. She appreciates the power of the sun and the shadows which makes for a three dimensional effect where delicate colors lay on top of each other. Reiko’s work has been broadly published and appeared in a number of significant shows across the country. Her work has appeared on the “Watercolor Magic Magazine” website in 2003-04. She is a juried member of Watercolor West. One of her floral paintings appears in “Splash 9-Watercolor Secrets” by North Light Books. Her painting was one of 10 finalists in the Flowers & Gardens Competition for the International Artist Magazine in 2007, again 2010. Since moving to Nevada in 1997, she has been very active as an artist and educator in the area, receiving numerous awards. Her works are in private collections across the country as well as in Europe and Asia.stration: Please contact Barry at the gallery. Credit Card is accepted.